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Effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy on PTSD and Relationship Function
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy and CBCT for PTSD - Communication Skills for PTSD. Completed, enrolled 92 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to first adapt Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF-OIF) Veterans diagnosed with PTSD and their intimate partners by (1) reducing the overall length of treatment from 15 weeks to 10 weeks through the use of a weekend couple retreat to deliver the first two of three phases of the three-phase protocol; and (2) by integrating mindfulness interventions as a way to mitigate the short, more condensed treatment. Secondly, this study will examine the effects of this adapted Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy on PTSD symptoms and intimate relationship functioning.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
This intervention combines Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD and mindfulness skills. Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD includes PTSD psychoeducation, communication skills training and cognitive restructuring. Mindfulness involves teaching individuals skills that improve their ability to attend to their experience in the present moment while suspending judgment and to purposefully shift their attention. Thus mindfulness enhances the ability to monitor and manage emotions and thought processes so that individuals can reflect on, choose, and implement more effective responses.
This control intervention will provide psychoeducation including the communication skills content from sessions 1-7 of Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD.